Takoda and GÆDA - Elkhound Pair
Takoda stands by GÆDA in early March, 2012 - Takoda is the premier
Elkhound Male in North America
This pair will be having a fall litter, be sure to check out the
Kamia Kennels website for more details on this and the upcoming
litter from Tora and Bram.
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Kamia Kennels, Quality Elkhounds
The Norwegian Elkhound, an ancient breed with
history dating back thousands of years, is a powerful, dominant and
loyal companion for any family.
Norwegian Elkhounds have been used to hunt & guard for centuries,
they have remained virtually unchanged, providing the companionship
and loyal protective traits so well known by our ancestors still
today, even though some roles perhaps have changed for them.
Elkhound Traits:
•Strong Willed ( "Yet very trainable" )
•Healthy and Strong◦Virtually no eye, ear or feet problems
◦Fast and quick, very agile, compact and powerful
◦Beautiful Double Coat: ■Thick warm inner layer, coarse water
repellent outer layer
◦Tightly Curled Tail
◦Litter size 8 average
◦These dogs have a No Odour Coat - no wet smell
•Excellent Winter Dog - these dogs love snow
•Very Territorial - Norwegian Elkhounds make excellent watch and
guard or personal protection dogs
•Outstanding Family Dogs - ( these dogs bond to a family and make
terrific companions )
•Full Exercise Required: these are high energy dogs, they need lots
of room and lots of exercise
•Barking is Instinctive: these dogs alert you if anything comes into
the territory, they bark and are loud, excellent as watch dogs.
The history of an Elkhound clearly indicates a use in hunting and
protection, this trait is still foremost as these dogs have changed
little if at all. Used to slow down and distract large game by
barking and moving in circles around the game, the dogs were
essential to the success of any hunt. They're agile and powerful
features made them able to remain out of harms way in rugged
terrain, yet keep up and in fact bay large Moose and hold them at
bay. The barking and circling were two very effective methods to
allow the hunter to get in close undetected as the game was
distracted and constantly having to focus on the dogs.
Elkhounds have been protective and courageous and use these traits
in this role. It is fascinating to watch a pair of Elkhounds with an
intruder, they move extremely fast, they circle, the hair is up the
entire length of the back, the bark is loud, the black face and
especially the black around the jaws highlight the white fangs.
These dogs are an excellent watch dog, guard dog, or personal
protection dog.
Elkhounds will watch over the family unit as one - they make one of
the best choices for a family who wants a loyal companion. Norwegian
Elkhounds are not normally overly aggressive to strangers, however
they are aloof to those not part of the family unit. To the family
unit though they are as warm and as much apart of your life as you
want them to be.
Kamia Kennels, situated on the County line between
Red Deer County and Lacombe County raises Canada's top Elkhounds.
The top breeding male Elkhound in Canada, Takoda, is shown top left
with one of the quality females at Kamia Kennels.
Tora, one of the best female's in Canada is shown with her most
recent litter of pups.
Teeka, the young female to the left is the daughter
of Tora & Bram, and Granddaughter of Takoda, and outstanding female.
Kaia is a full sister to Teeka, again, another top quality daughter
from Tora. These are magnificent females, the males are every bit as
impressive, you
can see many more quality females and males on the Kamia Kennels
website.
There are two litters coming this fall, you'll want
to speak for a pup real soon, as they are getting spoken for
quickly.
View the Kamia Kennels
Elkhounds
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